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Aggression: Which Medications Cause It? (29,412 Reports Across 804 Drugs)

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Aggression has been reported as an adverse event with 804 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 29,412 total reports. 1,097 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Aggression are RISPERIDONE, LEVETIRACETAM, and MONTELUKAST.

29,412
Total Reports
804
Drugs Involved
1,097
Deaths
9,101
Hospitalizations
40.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
39.8% / 60.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Aggression Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RISPERIDONE 1,391 1.8% 49 775 50
LEVETIRACETAM 1,381 2.2% 20 413 32
MONTELUKAST 1,308 4.9% 6 138 90
QUETIAPINE 1,203 1.6% 97 632 88
ARIPIPRAZOLE 1,184 1.8% 12 496 80
OLANZAPINE 1,039 2.0% 11 603 85
PIMAVANSERIN 1,026 2.2% 142 305 2
METHYLPHENIDATE 1,003 3.2% 5 154 18
CLOZAPINE 798 0.8% 29 585 21
PREGABALIN 751 0.7% 58 249 24
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 675 1.2% 59 430 6
SERTRALINE 660 1.1% 36 247 50
LAMOTRIGINE 653 1.4% 7 177 53
LORAZEPAM 647 1.9% 58 310 37
DIAZEPAM 640 1.7% 71 237 32
DULOXETINE 609 1.2% 7 122 35
CLONAZEPAM 567 1.4% 25 213 42
OXYCODONE 565 0.3% 164 146 16
MORPHINE 531 0.4% 80 122 7
PALIPERIDONE 514 1.3% 7 284 17

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Aggression

1,391 reports
1,381 reports
1,308 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)